Defunding the Police
A Brooklyn neighborhood is experimenting with a hybrid approach.
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A Brooklyn neighborhood is experimenting with a hybrid approach.
On a two-block stretch of Brownsville in April, the police stepped aside and let residents respond to 911 calls. It was a bold experiment that some believe could redefine law-enforcement in New York City.
A Globe review shows that most people shot by police in Massachusetts are suicidal, mentally ill, or having a breakdown.
Zeldin's “Day One” plan includes declaring a state of emergency in order to suspend bail reforms, including changes to discovery and speedy trial laws and statutes limiting the use of solitary confinement in prisons and jails.
Word spreads that the suspects in two violent attacks there this month had been released from prison before serving their full sentences for prior convictions.